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Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel

Legendary Creature — Hyena Beast

Partner with Nikara, Lair Scavenger
Vigilance
When Yannik enters, exile another creature you control until Yannik leaves the battlefield. When you do, distribute X +1/+1 counters among any number of target creatures, where X is the exiled creature's power.

CMC
4
Mana cost
{2}{G}{W}
Color identity
GW
Rarity
mythic
Set
Commander 2020
Price
$0.29
EDHREC rank
#18871
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Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel card art
Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel enters, exiles another creature you control until it leaves, then spreads +1/+1 counters across your board equal to that creature's power — a blink trigger that doubles as a counter engine. The cost is real: you need a steady supply of flicker targets and a deck built to exploit the bounce, otherwise it's just a 3/3 with upside you'll never fully cash in. Pair it with Abdel Adrian, Gorion's Ward and the engine becomes genuinely oppressive.

Format Analysis

Where it lives, where it can’t

FormatVerdict
commander legal
legacy legal
modern not legal
pioneer not legal
standard not legal
vintage legal
pauper not legal
oathbreaker legal

Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel is a Commander card through and through — the power is in repeated triggers over many turns, and the 100-card singleton format gives you the creature density and flicker infrastructure to make that work. In Legacy and Vintage, where it is technically legal, a four-mana 3/3 with a conditional enter-the-battlefield ability simply doesn't compete with the format's efficiency ceiling, so it never sees play. Commander is the only context where Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel reaches its ceiling, and specifically in dedicated blink or +1/+1 counter builds rather than as a generic goodstuff inclusion.

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Price Context

Current price

$0.29 bulk tier

At $0.29, Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel sits firmly in bulk territory, which makes it an easy pickup for any blink or counter build. Bulk rares with dedicated combo applications tend to stay cheap unless a high-profile deck spikes demand, so don't expect movement — just grab it now and don't think twice.

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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.